Users Guide

Advanced Features: Dell OptiPlex 320 User's Guide
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Reporting
(Off default)
Onboard Devices
Integrated
NIC
(On
default)
Enables or disables the integrated NIC controller. Settings are On, Off, and On w/ PXE. When the On w/
PXE setting is active, if a boot routine is not available from the network server, the computer attempts to
boot from the next device in the boot sequence list.
Integrated
Audio
(On
default)
Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Settings are Off, On, and No Boot.
USB
Controller
(On
default)
Enables or disables the internal USB controller. No Boot enables the controller but disables the ability to boot
from a USB device.
NOTE: Operating systems with USB support will recognize USB floppy drives regardless of the No Boot
setting.
PS/2 Mouse
Port
(On
default)
Enables or disables the PS2/ mouse controller.
LPT Port
Mode
(PS/2
default)
Determines the mode of operation of the internal parallel port. Off disables the port. AT configures the port
for AT compatibility. PS/2 configures the port for PS/2 compatibility. EPP configures the port for the EPP
bidirectional protocol. ECP configures the port for the ECP bidirectional protocol.
NOTE: If you set the LPT Port Mode to ECP, the LPT Port DMA appears in the option menu.
LPT Port
Address
Determines the address that the built-in parallel port uses.
Serial
Port #1
(Auto
default)
Determines how the serial port operates.
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM1 or COM3).
Serial
Port #2
(Auto
default)
Determines how the serial port operates.
Auto, the default setting, automatically configures a connector to a particular designation (COM2 or COM4).
Video
Primary
Video
(Auto
default)
This setting specifies which video controller is primary, Auto or Onboard/Card. When Auto is selected, the
add-in video controller will be used.
NOTE: A PCI Express graphics card will override the integrated video controller.
Performance
HyperThreading
(On default)
Determines whether the physical processor appears as one or two logical processors. The
performance of some applications improves with additional logical processors. On enables
hyperthreading.
Multiple CPU Core
(On default)
Determines whether the processor will have one or two cores enabled. On enables the second core.
SpeedStep
(Off default)
Enables Intel® SpeedStep® for all supported processors in the computer. This setting changes the
processor power consumption and frequency.
NOTE: This option may not be available on your computer.
Limit CPUID
Limits the maximum value the processor standard CPUID function will support. Some operating